Daily Update Newsletter

Author to speak at Peninsula College’s Port Townsend campus

British Columbia-based author John Vaillant will speak at 3 p.m. Wednesday. Vaillant’s presentation is at the Port Townsend campus of Peninsula College,… Continue reading

Change sets off Jefferson County Food Bank Association upheaval

Former volunteers allege mismanagement

Chef to speak at Studium Generale East

Chef Arran Stark will present a healthy cooking demonstration at 4 p.m. Thursday. Stark will speak at Peninsula College’s Studium Generale East… Continue reading

Dragulous show Friday at Studio Bob

Blake McCabe will host Dragulous at 8 p.m. Friday at Studio Bob, 118½ E. Front St. in Port Angeles. Featured performers will… Continue reading

Man who allegedly broke into Brinnon homes with rifle to be in court

Coccia, 44, arrested by Mason County sheriff’s deputies

From left to right, Zach Wiedenhoeft, Rebecca Gilbert and Mark Valentine, all of Port Angeles, participate in a recent rehearsal on the unfinished set of “Rumors.”

Port Angeles Community Players to stage ‘Rumors’

The Port Angeles Community Players’ production of “Rumors” will open with performances at 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Tuesdays and matinees at… Continue reading

From left to right, Zach Wiedenhoeft, Rebecca Gilbert and Mark Valentine, all of Port Angeles, participate in a recent rehearsal on the unfinished set of “Rumors.”

Port of Port Angeles reports strong March revenue

Marine trades site ready for contractor to install utilities

Students to present Tales, Text and Theater showcase

Sixth-graders from Blue Heron Middle School will present the Tales Text and Theater Student Showcase at 1 p.m. May 3. The presentation… Continue reading

Two-lane bypass to be paved Tuesday night

Work crews will begin paving a two-lane bypass near Discovery Bay at 8 p.m. Tuesday. The bypass will allow construction of a new… Continue reading

PREP BRIEF: Sequim’s Aragon medalist against North Kitsap

The Sequim boys golf team got a medalist in Adrian Aragon in a close match against North Kitsap this weekend. North Kitsap… Continue reading

  • Apr 29, 2024
  • Peninsula Daily News 
  • Preps
Eleanor Jones, 11, of Sequim wins the Sequim Railroad Run Saturday, taking first among the women in the 5K by two minutes. It was not her first Run the Peninsula first-place medal. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

RUN THE PENINSULA: Sequim’s Eleanor Jones already a phenom at 11

People who have competed in the Run Peninsula Races the past couple of years might have caught a glimpse of Eleanor Jones. Maybe.… Continue reading

Eleanor Jones, 11, of Sequim wins the Sequim Railroad Run Saturday, taking first among the women in the 5K by two minutes. It was not her first Run the Peninsula first-place medal. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Zeke Schmadeke, Sequim baseball, left, and Brian Guttormsen, Port Angeles baseball. (Photos by Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group, and Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Zeke Schmadeke, Sequim baseball, and Brian Guttormsen, Port Angeles baseball

Our athletes of the week this week have helped power the Port Angeles and Sequim baseball teams to a combined 11-1 record through the second… Continue reading

Zeke Schmadeke, Sequim baseball, left, and Brian Guttormsen, Port Angeles baseball. (Photos by Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group, and Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Lily Galloway, 9, of Port Angeles looks down from a climbing wall set up at the Olympic National Park visitor center in Port Angeles during Junior Ranger Day, a celebration of the park and of the outdoors. The event featured a variety of activities and exhibits focused on getting youths interested in the environment and the wonders of the national park system. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Junior Ranger Day

Lily Galloway, 9, of Port Angeles looks down from a climbing wall set up at the Olympic National Park visitor center in Port Angeles during… Continue reading

Lily Galloway, 9, of Port Angeles looks down from a climbing wall set up at the Olympic National Park visitor center in Port Angeles during Junior Ranger Day, a celebration of the park and of the outdoors. The event featured a variety of activities and exhibits focused on getting youths interested in the environment and the wonders of the national park system. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Flight operations set for this week

There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex this week. There will be… Continue reading

Citizen of the Year Susie Brandelius with the Forks Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Lissy Andros, who caught up with Brandelius on Monday to present her award and flowers. (Christi Baron/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Forks chamber celebrates community awards

Citizen, volunteer, business of the year lauded

Citizen of the Year Susie Brandelius with the Forks Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Lissy Andros, who caught up with Brandelius on Monday to present her award and flowers. (Christi Baron/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Noah Glaude, executive director of the North Olympic Library System, welcomes a crowd to the ceremonial groundbreaking of the Sequim Library expansion on Wednesday. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim library breaks ground

3,800-square-foot expansion expected to be complete by spring 2025

Noah Glaude, executive director of the North Olympic Library System, welcomes a crowd to the ceremonial groundbreaking of the Sequim Library expansion on Wednesday. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Gallagher and many fellow writers and readers gathered at Carver's grave Saturday during the Raymond Carver & Tess Gallagher Creative Writing Festival. The event celebrated the works of Carver, who lived the final 10 years of his life in Port Angeles, Gallagher, who was born and raised there, and a cadre of visiting writers. Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News
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Writer’s remembrance

Poet Tess Gallagher, with many fellow writers and readers gathered at Raymond Carver’s grave Saturday during the Raymond Carver & Tess Gallagher Creative Writing Festival.… Continue reading

  • Apr 29, 2024
  • By Diane Urbani de la Paz For Peninsula Daily News
Gallagher and many fellow writers and readers gathered at Carver's grave Saturday during the Raymond Carver & Tess Gallagher Creative Writing Festival. The event celebrated the works of Carver, who lived the final 10 years of his life in Port Angeles, Gallagher, who was born and raised there, and a cadre of visiting writers. Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News
Men's 5K winner Langdon Larson of Port Angeles reaches the finish line at the Sequim Railroad Bridge Run. Larson won the 5K by nearly two minutes. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

RUN THE PENINSULA: (Updated) It was wet and wonderful at Sequim Railroad Run

Second of five-race series hosted by PA Marathon Association

Men's 5K winner Langdon Larson of Port Angeles reaches the finish line at the Sequim Railroad Bridge Run. Larson won the 5K by nearly two minutes. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Brinnon man in custody after search

A Brinnon man who was wanted after allegedly breaking into two homes on Saturday is in custody, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said.… Continue reading

Acting city clerk Heather Robley, right, swears in new city council member Nicole Hartman on Monday after she was appointed to fill former mayor Tom Ferrell’s seat. Hartman will serve through certification of the 2025 general election. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Hartman named to Sequim council

PUD staffer to serve in former mayor’s seat

Acting city clerk Heather Robley, right, swears in new city council member Nicole Hartman on Monday after she was appointed to fill former mayor Tom Ferrell’s seat. Hartman will serve through certification of the 2025 general election. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)